misra-suta visvambhara navadvipa vasa Vishvambhar, the son of Jagannath Mishra, who resides in Nabadwip, Sachi's Nimai, oh! He has taken sannyas.
nyaya-daksa laksa laksa adhyapaka trasa He is expert in logic and feared by hundreds of thousands of scholars. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
kandarpa jiniya rupa-yauvana-prakasa His youthful beauty surpasses Cupid. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
sara navadvipa kare andhakara grasa Darkness engulfed the whole of Nabadwip. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
kantaka nagare kesava bharati sakasa From Keshava Bharati in Katwa, oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
ksubdha jana-sindhu tunga taranga prakasa Great waves manifested in an ocean of agitated people. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
uddhata janata dekhaya bharatike trasa The agitated crowd frightened Keshava Bharati. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
krandanera uchcharola bharila akasa A tumult of cries filled the sky. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
sire karaghata kare antaranga dasa His intimate servants slapped their foreheads. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
tapa dagdha jiva-duhkhe-duhkhi janollasa Those sorrowed by the sorrow of other souls scorched by worldly distress rejoiced. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
uttarayana samkramane sannyasa prakasa He revealed His sannyas as the sun completed its northern course (at the time of Makara Sankranti, mid-January). Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
sundara chanchara kesa chanda mukhe hasa His beautiful curly hair decorated His smiling moon-like face. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
kesera karttane kiba premera ullasa What joy born of divine love He exhibited as His hair was cut away! Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas. |
krandane akula loka keha va udasa Some people cried in distress. Others became despondent. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
keha kruddha keha mugdha kara matta hasa Some became angry, some were stunned, and some laughed madly. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
auddhatya karite dhaya bharatira pasa Some impudently ran after Keshava Bharati. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
nadiya pandita dalera svastira niḥsvasa The scholars of Nadia breathed a sigh of relief. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
nari-gana ninde vidhi srjila sannyasa The women blasphemed Providence for creating sannyas. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
sri krsna chaitanya nama ha-ila prakasa His name 'Sri Krishna Chaitanya' was revealed. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
mandita hemange sobhe aruna suvasa His golden form was adorned with beautiful saffron cloth. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
kare danda kamandalu bhiksuka prakasa He became a mendicant, with staff and water-pot in hand. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
katoya gangaya krsna kolahalollasa Beside the Ganges in Katwa, there was an ecstatic uproar of ‘Krishna!' Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
papa aparadha bhiksa sarva-jiva pasa He begged all souls for their sins and offences. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
sarva-jive yachi dena krsna-prema rasa He begged from all souls and gave them the ecstasy of Krishna-prema. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
chauddasa ektrisa saka maghadya divasa On the first day of the month of Magh in the year 1431 of the Shaka era, oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
sri-charana-renu yache ramananda dasa Ramananda Das begs for the dust of His holy feet. Oh! Sachi's Nimai has taken sannyas.
Composed by His Divine Grace |
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj reading the poem
on 16 January 2011: Also available: |